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Date: 10 May 2024 23:59:46 GMT
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On Fri, 10 May 2024 21:36:37 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On 10 May 2024 19:35:53 GMT, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> While Debian installs basic Python you may been to go back to the well
>> for the missing pieces when you try to do more than what Debian uses it
>> for.
> 
> A Python package install puts in all of the standard library as well.
> 
>> Many times you run into 'Oh, you wanted the developer packages.'
> 
> For Python, the -dev package is only needed if you want to do something
> like embed Python into a C program, or create an extension module.

I forget if it was numpy or matplotlib but my Debian Python required some 
additional packages to build the wheel.